Employment and Labor

Our employment and labor attorneys counsel and defend national employers in claims brought under local, state, and federal labor and employment statutes and compliance and best practices related to these statutes.

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The Group’s attorneys have actively litigated employment suits nationally as lead trial counsel, in numerous states including Nebraska, Colorado, Missouri, Ohio, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia. In addition to their representation of clients before state and federal courts and state and federal administrative agencies, the Group’s attorneys regularly provide consulting and risk management services with regard to a broad spectrum of labor and workplace matters.

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News

Forty-Four Post & Schell Attorneys Named to the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©

Andrea Kirshenbaum Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Committee of Seventy

Andrea Kirshenbaum Appointed by E.D.PA Board of Judges to the District's Civil Rules Advisory Committee

Thirty-Eight Post & Schell Attorneys Named 2022 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2022

Post & Schell Practice Groups Ranked in National and Regional Tiers in Best Lawyers' 2022 "Best Law Firms" List

Forty-Six Post & Schell Attorneys Named to the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©

Theresa A. Mongiovi and Angela H. Sanders Join Post & Schell as Principals in the Firm's Employment and Labor Practice Group

Forty-One Post & Schell Attorneys Named Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2021

Andrea Kirshenbaum Appointed Chair of Post & Schell's Employment and Labor Practice Group

Post & Schell Practice Groups Ranked in National and Regional Tiers in Best Lawyers' 2021 "Best Law Firms List"

Post & Schell Elects Eight New Principals in the Firm's Casualty, Employment, Energy & Utilities, Insurance, Professional Liability, and White Collar Practices

Thirty Post & Schell Attorneys Named Super Lawyers for 2020

Media & Articles

Theresa Mongiovi Discusses Pay Disclosure Laws and Impact on Employers with Bloomberg Law

Andrea Kirshenbaum Examines Upcoming Revisions to PA's Minimum Wage Act and the Impact on Tipping for The Legal Intelligencer

Andrea Kirshenbaum and Leanne Lane Coyle Examine the Impact of DOL's Increased Enforcement Efforts for The Legal Intelligencer

Andrea Kirshenbaum Examines How Wage and Hour Audits Can Help Employers in 2022 for The Legal Intelligencer

Andrea Kirshenbaum and Fara Cohen Examine Impact of PA Supreme Court Decision in Heimbach on Wage-Related Class Actions for The Legal Intelligencer

Carolyn Kendall, Andrea Kirshenbaum, and Abe Rein Examine Wage Theft Enforcement Issues for the Construction Industry for The Legal Intelligencer

Andrea Kirshenbaum and Angela Sanders Examine DOL's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Tip Regulations Under the FLSA for The Legal Intelligencer

Carolyn Kendall and Abe Rein Examine Increased Enforcement of Wage Laws and Pay Practices for Business Crimes Bulletin

Carolyn Kendall Discusses Prosecution of PA Wage Theft Cases with Law360

Andrea Kirshenbaum, Fara Cohen, and Eve Keller Examine Wage and Hour Considerations for Remote Work for The Legal Intelligencer

Andrea Kirshenbaum and Fara Cohen Examine Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Programs for The Legal Intelligencer

Andrea Kirshenbaum Discusses Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Programs with Cheddar News Wrap on Dec. 3

Andrea Kirshenbaum Examines Potential COVID-19 Vaccination Programs for HR Executive

Andrea Kirshenbaum Examines Changes to Overtime Exemptions Under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act for The Legal Intelligencer

Andrea Kirshenbaum, Jim Malone, and David Renner Examine the FFCRA and What Employers Need to Know for The Legal Intelligencer

Andrea Kirshenbaum Examines COVID-19 Vaccination Programs for Employers for Law360

Dan Thornton Examines NJ's Civil Rule Changes to Motion Practice for Bloomberg Law

Andrea Kirshenbaum Examines Wage and Hour Challenges Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic for The Legal Intelligencer

Steve Bloomburg Discusses Work From Home and Remote Employee Challenges with the Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Speaking Engagements

Angela Sanders Provides Employment Law Update for Municipal Employers at the PSATS South Central Regional Forum on Aug. 31

Angela Sanders and Matt Daggett to Co-Present on the Interaction between FMLA, ADA, and Workers' Compensation for Lancaster SHRM on Sept. 30

Theresa Mongiovi and Jodi Wilenzik Present on Workplaces Investigations and Best Practices at Lancaster SHRM's June 2022 Breakfast Program on June 14

Angela Sanders Presents on HR for Small Nonprofits for the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations on April 26

Andrea Kirshenbaum to Co-Lead "Peer Circle" on Workplace Changes and Challenges for The Forum of Executive Women

Robin Nagele, Andrea Kirshenbaum, and Elizabeth Hein Present at PBI's Health Law Institute on March 15 and 16

Theresa Mongiovi and Angela Sanders Present on OSHA's ETS and Employer Vaccine Mandates for Lancaster SHRM on Nov. 15

Andrea Kirshenbaum Presents on COVID-19 Employer Vaccine Mandates on Women Owned Law Webinar on October 14

Andrea Kirshenbaum Presents on COVID-19 Vaccination Exemptions at PBI's A Day on Health Law on October 28

Andrea Kirshenbaum and Eve Keller Examine Employment Issues Associated with Remote Work at the Philadelphia Bar Association's Bench-Bar & Annual Conference on Oct. 1

Theresa Mongiovi and Angela Sanders Present on Post-Pandemic Wage and Hour Issues for Lancaster SHRM on Sept. 14

Andrea Kirshenbaum and Angela Sanders Present on DOL Guidance on Pay Practices for Tipped Employees on PRLA Webinar on Aug. 3

Theresa Mongiovi Provides Federal Employment Law Update on Net@Work Webinar on July 23

Eve Keller Provides an Update on the State of LGBTQ Employment Law at the New Jersey Association for Justice's 2021 Boardwalk Seminar 2021 on June 30

Andrea Kirshenbaum Presents Webinars on Employee Vaccinations and Pennsylvania's New Salary Thresholds to the Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association on June 8 and June 9

Andrea Kirshenbaum Serves on Panel Discussion Examining Women in the Workplace and Pandemic Challenges on Forum of Executive Women/Philadelphia Business Journal Webinar

Robin Nagele, Andrea Kirshenbaum, Cynthia Haines, and Elizabeth Hein Present at PBI's Virtual Health Law Institute 2021

Andrea Kirshenbaum Moderates Panel Discussion on COVID-19's Long-Term Impact on the Healthcare System on Duke Philadelphia Alumni Webinar on March 4

Andrea Kirshenbaum Moderates Panel on Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Working Mothers on Forum of Executive Women Webinar on Jan. 26

Andrea Kirshenbaum and Elizabeth Hein Present on Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Programs and Regulatory Landscape for West LegalEd Center on Dec. 21

Eve Keller Presents on Social Media Discovery on New Jersey Association for Justice’s Meadowlands Seminar on Dec. 8

Andrea Kirshenbaum and Elizabeth Hein Present Webinar on COVID-19 Vaccination Protocols and Legal Considerations for Employers on Sept. 24

Andrea Kirshenbaum Presents on Navigating Vaccinations and Religious Exemptions in the COVID-19 Pandemic for Employers on PBI Webinar on Aug. 27

Andrea Kirshenbaum Presents on Employment Law Challenges Associated with Drugs and Alcohol on PBI's 2020 Employment Law Institute Webcast on July 22

Blogs and Thought Leadership

Employers Must Justify COVID-19 Testing as a “Business Necessity” Under Updated EEOC Guidance

U.S. Supreme Court Blocks OSHA “Vaccinate or Test” Mandate But Upholds CMS’ Vaccine Requirement for Healthcare Workers

Sixth Circuit Dissolves Stay on OSHA's 100+ Employer COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Fifth Circuit Maintains Stay on OSHA’s 100+ Employer Mandate, Case Assigned to Sixth Circuit

OSHA Issues COVID-19 Vaccination Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)

Full FDA Approval of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Should Motivate Hesitant Employers to Mandate Vaccinations

New Jersey Mandates COVID-19 Vaccinations For Healthcare Workers

Employment Law Q&A: Vaccination Issues for Employers

Employment Law Q&A: Vaccination Issues for Employers

OSHA Issues New Emergency Temporary Standard for the Healthcare Industry and Updated Guidance for General Industry

A Refresher on Philadelphia’s Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance

A Notice Deadline for COBRA Premium Assistance Under the American Rescue Plan is Fast Approaching

National Trend: Criminal Prosecution of Employers for Improper Pay Practices

Avoiding Wage and Hour Pitfalls in the Post-Pandemic Workplace

COVID-19 Relief Package Signed into Law

Congress Extends FFCRA Paid Leave...Sorta